Rock Island daily Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1886-1893, 1887-09-28
A PROUD RECORD.
That Of Maj. IL. q. Connolly. Of this
City Interesting sketch OF His
Military Services.

hhdi u haJ- H. y. &ohhtHy- Oh THIS
City Interesting sketch OF His
Military Services.
The Chicago Inter Deem of yesterday,
| in connection with its G. A. R. proceed-
ings, gave sketches and photos of the
delegates from the Illinois department,
and among others, has something TO say
of Maj IL. C. Connelly, of this city
After printing very good likeness of
Mai. Connolly, the Inter Deem speaks as
| follows:
Henry Clay Connolly is member of
General John Buford Post, No 243, Rock
| Island, of which he was charter mems
Der and Its first commander He was
commissioned second lieutenant of Com
pany l., Fourteenth Illinois Cavalry, Jan.
7, 1858.
In the spring the regiment went to the
front, its first headquarters being Glass
gov, Ky. While here, the regiment was
active in scouting, and the confederate
| forces at CrlIna, and near Turkey Neck
bend. on the Cumberland river, were at.
tao ked and routed The next work was
the pursuit of General Morgan for twen-
ty eight days and nights, the battle of
Burlington Island, in OHIO, and the cap
ture of Morgan Lieutenant Coanely
was present al the capture. Ia August,
under General Burnside the union forces
went into East Tennessee. With the AL
vance guard Lieutenant Connolly entered
| Knoxville Sept 4 General Burnside tax
ing formal possession on the 81 lie
heard the last tOOt of the last locomotive
of General Buckner commanding the con-
| federates sounded in Knoxville He
was at the taking of Cumberland Gap, al
| Bristol, and at the numerous encounters
i'll that locality, nj The defense of Knox
vile ami its incidents, at Bean Station, at
Dandidge, Fair Garden. Walkers Ford.
Strawberry Plains and at the fight with
Thomas Cherokee Indian Legion in
North Carolina During this East Ten
nessee campaign he was placed in
charge of the battery of artillery. On
the Indian raid, after following nouns
famous old Indian trail. the 2d of Febru-
AIRY the CherOkees were surprised IN their
camp. attacked and the legion cut to
pieces, many of them being killed and
captured, Lieutenant Connolly had with
him part of his battery. Herculean eff
forts were required to take the guns and
caissons over the great mountains and
through the deep ravines, but the
work was successfully accomplished.
General Grant, in special dispatch,
highly compimenIed the Fourteenth for
this work.
He received his commission as captain
after this expedition and done duty at
brigade headquarters as assistant adju
tant general, and also AS Inspector He
participated in the Atlanta campaign On
the Macon raid his regiment, being il
General Stoneman's command, shared
the misforlunes of this officer. and after
it had cut its way out in splendid
charge. Being dismOunted by reason OF
loss of horses on the Macon raid, the
regiment did duty AS infantry NJ the siege
of Atlanta and WAS one Of the first which
entered the city after its fall Being res
mounted and re. equipped about the Isl
of November 1864 il took position on
the right of the Union army on the Ten,
nesee river to watch General HOOi's al.
vance From the river to Colnmbia
Major Connolly day and night WAS witt
the rear guard, being repeat, dly sur
= rounded, With splendid courage hi:
command charged the confederate line.
with success. Near Mount Pheasant ant
also hi Duck river, after dark, hndns
himself cut of aud surrounded. he pl4cet
himself AT the head ut his command At {
D carried his column through the COnfeder
ale hGeS wih success During The adj
vance Of Genrrnl Hoods great and az
gresivr army, including the battle n
: Franklin ana the advance of the uniOl
army at Nashville, his officers and tn,
men of his command peak in enthusi
aisle terms of Mal"r ConueliN's leader
ship and his great qualities rs II soldier
From second lieutenant he was promoted
captain over his first lieutenant, and by
vote OF the officers Of ms regiment, VIII,
also voiced the sentiment OF the rank Ant
file. he was elected major over six cap
Iains who held commissions older thai
his